Dr. Xuezhang Xiao
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou 310027 China
Tel: +86-0571-87951876
Fax:+86-0571-87951152
Email: xzxiao@zju.edu.cn; xiaoxuezh@gmail.com
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Assoc. Prof. in Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang Univ., China                             12/2010 ~ present

Lecturer in Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang Univ., China                                    9/2008 ~ 11/2010

Research Scientist in Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia Univ., USA       12/2011 ~ 5/2012

Postdoc in Chemical Engineering&Technology, Zhejiang Univ., China                                                      6/2008 ~ 6/2010

Ph.D. in Materials Science&Engineering, Zhejiang Univ., China                                                                 9/2003 ~ 5/2008

B.E. in Materials Physics, Central-South Univ., China                                                                                  9/1999 ~ 8/2003

Research fields: Hydrogen storage materials, nanocomposites, amorphous materials

1. Developed nano/amorphous Mg–Fe based and Mg–Al based novel hydrogen storage composites, which discharge capacities were more than 650 mAh/g. Disclosed the electrochemical hydrogen storage mechanism of Mg-based composites. (Electroch Commun 11(2009)515; J Alloy Compds 413(2006)312)

2. Developed key preparation method and catalysis modification of complex hydrides. Direct synthesized nanocrystalline Ti-doped NaAlH₄, which hydriding/dehydriding kinetics can be significantly improved, compared with the state-of-the-art NaAlH₄ system. (Appl Phys Lett, 94(2009)041907 ; Int J Hydrogen Energy 33(2008)64)

3. Discovered the RE-Al catalytic active species in NaAlH₄ complex hydride system, developed a series of high-performance and low-cost RE-Al based catalysts. (Chem Commun (2009)6857–6859; J Phys Chem C 113(2009)20745)